(1)S'uka said: 'This is what formerly Vidura asked
His Grace Maitreya Rishi when he entered the forest after renouncing
his prosperous home: (2) 'What to say
about the house [of the Pândavas] I am identified with?
S'rî Krishna, the Supreme Lord and master of all, was accepted as
the minister of its people and had given up entering the house of
Duryodhana.'

(3) The king said: 'Please tell us master, where and when
Vidura met with His Grace Maitreya Rishi to discuss
this? (4) Certainly the questions Vidura asked the
holy man cannot have been unimportant, they must have been full of the
highest purpose as is approved by the seekers of truth.'

(5)Sûta said: "He, the great sage S'ukadeva
thus being questioned by King Parîkchit, fully satisfied replied,
speaking from his great expertise: 'Please listen to this.'

(6)S'rî S'ukadeva said: 'During the time King Dhritarâshthra was
raising his dishonest sons, he who never walked the straight path had
lost his sight being the guardian of the sons of his younger brother
[the deceased Pându, seefamily tree]. He
let them enter the laquer house which he next set on fire [see
Mahâbhârata I 139-148]. (7)
When in the assembly the wife of the saintly Kurus [Draupadî] was
insulted by his son [Duhs'âsana] who grabbed her by her hair, the
king did not forbid this, although his daughter-in-law shed tears that
washed the red dust of her breast [see Mahâbhârata II
58-73]. (8) When by unfair means he who was without an
enemy [Yudhishthhira] was defeated in a game of gambling and as someone
faithful to the truth went to the forest, he upon returning was never
alotted the share that was promised
by the one who was overcome
by
illusion [Dhritarâshthra]. (9)Also Lord Krishna, when He on
the plea of Arjuna for their
sake appeared in the assembly as
the teacher of the world, was, with His words as good as nectar, by the king not taken seriously among all the men of sense whose last bit of piety was dwindling.

(10)When Vidura
was called to
the
palaceby
his elder brother
[Dhritarâshthra],
he had entered there
for consultation and the advice
that he then with his directions
gave was exactly what the
ministers of state
could appreciate: (11) 'Return
now
the
legitimate
share
to
the
one
who
has
no
enemy
[Yudhishthhira]
and
who
was
so
patient with your unbearable offenses. You would better be afraid of him and his younger brothers, of whom we
know Bhîma to be as angry and wrathful as a snake.(12)
The sons of Prithâ are now adopted by the Supreme Lord of
Liberation who at present supported by the brahmins and the godly ones,
resides with
His
family,
the
honorable
Yadu
dynasty,
that together with Him has
defeated an unlimited amount of kings. (13)He [Duryodhana], this bad guy
you consider your son, stepped forward in your household
as an enemy of the Original Person. You thus having turned against
Krishna are therefore bereft of all goodness - that inauspiciousness
you must, for the sake of the family, give up as soon as possible.'

(14)After these words of Vidura Duryodhana
addressed him on the spot. Swollen with anger and with trembling lips,
he insulted the respectable one of good qualities in the company of
Karna, his younger brothers and S'akuni [a maternal uncle] saying: (15)'Who asked him to be here, this
bastard son of a maid-servant who grew up living on the cost of those
he betrays as an enemy spy? Throw him immediately out of the palace to
be left with his breath only!'(16) Vidura on his turn immediately put his bow
at the door and left the palace of his brother, being hurt in the core
of his heart by the violence aimed at him. But despite these arrows
so painful to the ear, he was unperturbed and felt great.

(17)After having left the Kauravas he achieved upon his departure from Hastinâpura the piety of the Supreme Lord the moment he
sought the salvation of pilgrimages. All he wanted was the highest
grade of devotion as was established by means of all those thousands of
idols. (18)He
traveled to holy places of devotion where the air, the hills and the
orchards, waters, rivers and lakes are pure with temples decorated with
the appearances of the One Unlimited. Thus he proceeded alone through
the holy lands.(19)Traversing
the
earth
purely
and
independently,
he
was
sanctified
by
the
ground
he
slept
upon
and
without
his
familiar clothes being dressed
like
a
mendicant
and
performing
according
to
the
vows
to
please
the
Lord, one
could not recognize him.(20)
Traveling this way through India only, he arrived at the holy land of
Prabhâsa, which at the time was under the reign of King
Yudhishthhira who by the mercy of the Invincible Lord ruled the world
under one military force and flag [see
1.13]. (21)There he heard how all his
kinsmen had perished [at Kurukshetra] in a violent passion like a
bamboo
forest burning down because of ignition through its own friction.
Thereupon he, silent with his thoughts, went westward heading for
the river
Sarasvatî.(22)On
the bank of the river
he visited and duly worshiped the holy places called Trita, Us'anâ, Manu,
Prithu, Agni, Asita, Vâyu, Sudâsa, Go, Guha and
S'râddhadeva.(23) Also other places had been established there
by
the twice-born godly ones and the devotees of the various forms
of Lord Vishnu, who, as the leading personality marked each and every
part of the
temples. Even at a distance they reminded one of Lord
Krishna. (24)From
there
passing
through
the
wealthy
kingdoms
of
Surat,
Sauvîra
and
Kurujângala
(west
of
India),
he
after some time
reaching the Yamunâ river, also happened to meet Uddhava, the
Supreme
Lord His greatest devotee [see Canto 11].(25)He embraced the sober and gentle constant
companion of Vâsudeva who was formerly a student of Brihaspati,
the master of all ritual, and with great love and affection he
questioned him about the family of the Supreme Lord: (26) 'Are the original personalities of Godhead
[Krishna and Balarâma], who, on the request of the Creator who
was born from the lotus, descended in the world for the elevation and
well-being of everyone, all well in the house of S'ûrasena [the
father of Queen Kuntî, aunt Prithâ]? (27) And, oh Uddhava, is our greatest Kuru and
brother-in-law, Vasudeva [the father of Lord Krishna] happy who is
truly like a father to his sisters and so generous in providing to the pleasure of his
wives everything they desire? (28)Please Uddhava, tell me
whether the military
commander-in-chief of the Yadus, Pradyumna, is all happy. He was in his
previous life the god of love and is now the great hero
whowas born from Rukminî as the prince of the Supreme Lord after she had pleased the brahmins.(29)And is
Ugrasena the king of the Sâtvatas, Vrishnis,
Dâs'ârhas and Bhojas
doing well?He
is
the
one
to
whom
Lord
Krishna
restored
the
hope
of
the
throne
after
he had to
give it up being put aside [under the rule of uncle Kamsa]. (30) Oh grave one, is the son of the Lord,
Sâmba, faring well, he, the foremost and best behaved among the
warriors, who is so much alike Him and to whom Jâmbavatî
[another wife of
Krishna] who is so rich in her vows gave birth after his previous life
as
the godly Kârttikeya who was born unto the wife of S'iva? (31)And how is Yuyudhâna
[Sâtyaki] faring, he who learned from Arjuna and fulfilled his
purpose as someone
understanding the intricacies of military art and on top of that in
being of
service attained the destination of the Transcendence that even for
the greatest renouncers is so difficult to achieve?(32)And the scholarly impeccable
son of S'vaphalka, Akrûra, how is
he? He is the one who in his surrender on the path of Krishna's lotus
feet
lost his balance and fell down in
the dust showing symptoms of transcendental love.(33)Is everything
well with the daughter of King Devaka-Bhoja? The way the purpose of
sacrifice originated from the
Vedas and the
mother
of
the
demigods
[Aditi]
gave
birth
to
the
godhead,
she
[Devakî]
gave birth to Lord
Vishnu.(34) And is also
He, the Personality of Godhead Aniruddha
all happy, He who as the
source for the fulfillment of the desires of the devotees traditionally
is considered the birth channel for the Rig-Veda, the creator
of the mind and the transcendental fourth plenary expansion of the
Reality
Principle [of Vishnu-tattva]? (35)And others like Hridîka,
Cârudeshna,
Gada and the son of Satyabhâmâ, who accept the divinity of their own self as
being the soul, oh humble one, and who follow with an absolute faith,
are they also faring well in passing their
time?

(36)Does Yudhishthhira, ruling with the principles
of
humanity, maintain the respect of religion under the protection of the
arms of Arjuna and the Infallible One? It was he who with the opulence
of his royal
entourage and the service of Arjuna, raised the envy of Duryodhana. (37)And
did
the
unconquerable
Bhîma, who is like a cobra, vent his long-cherished fury upon
the sinners? The way he with
the wonderful play of his club operated on
the battlefield, he could not be defeated.(38) Is Arjuna doing well, he the famous one
among the chariot fighters who with his bow the Gândîva
vanquished so many
enemies? He once satisfied Lord S'iva covering him
with arrows when he presented himself unrecognizable as a
false
hunter. (39)And
are the twin sons of
Prithâ [Nakula and Sahadeva] carefree? They were by their
brothers protected as eyelids covering eyes when they reclaimed their property in the fight with
the enemy like
Garuda [the carrier of Vishnu] did [with the nectar] from the mouth of
Indra.(40)Oh
dear one, is Prithâ
still alive? She dedicated her life to the care for the fatherless
children when she had to live without King Pându who alone as a
commanding
warrior could master the four directions with a second bow only.(41)Oh gentle one, I just pity him
[Dhritarâshthra] who falling down when his brother
[Pându] died, turned against me and drove me, his well-wisher,
out of my
own city adopting the same line of action as his sons. (42)Therefore
I
travel
by the grace of
His feet incognito through this
world of
the Lord which is so bewildering for others to manage. I never missed
to see His feet being doubtless in this matter.(43)As for the kings who went
astray
because of the three kinds of false pride [about wealth, education and
followers] and who constantly agitated mother earth with the movements
of their troops, He, being the Supreme Lord willing to relieve the
distress of the surrendered souls, of course waited to kill the Kurus despite
their offenses.(44)The
appearance of the Unborn
One, He without any obligation in the world, is there to put an
end to the upstarts so that each may understand. What other purpose
would He serve in taking up a body and all kinds of karma?(45)
Oh my friend,
sing the glories and discuss the topics of the Lord of all sacred
places who from His unborn position took birth in the family of the
Yadus for the sake of all rulers of the universe who surrendered to Him
and [the devotional culture of ] His self-control.'

Third revised
edition,
loaded April 11, 2010.

Previous
Aadhar
editionand Vedabase links:

Text
1

S'uka
said:
'This
is
what
formerly
Vidura
asked
His
Grace
Maitreya
Rishi
when he entered the forest after
renouncing his prosperous home:

S'uka said: 'This is what formerly Vidura asked His
Grace
Maitreya Rishi when he entered the forest after renouncing his
prosperous home: (Vedabase)

Text
2

'What
to
say
about
the
house
[of
the
Pândavas]
I
am
identified
with?
S'rî
Krishna,
the
Supreme
Lord and master of all, was accepted as
the minister of its people and had given up entering the house of
Duryodhana.'

'What to say of the house [of the Pândava's] I
am
identified with? S'rî Krishna, the Supreme Lord and master of
all, was accepted as the minister of its people and had given up
entering the house of Duryodhana.' (Vedabase)

Text
3

The king said:
'Please tell us master, where and when met Vidura metwith His Grace Maitreya Rishi to discuss
this?

The king said: 'Please tell us master, where and when
did
Vidura meet with His Grace Maitreya Muni to discuss this? (Vedabase)

Text
4

Certainly the
questions Vidura asked the holy man cannot have been unimportant, they
must have been full of the highest purpose as is approved by the
seekers of truth.'

Certainly the questions Vidura asked the holy man
cannot
have been unimportant, they must have been full of the highest purpose
as approved by the seekers of truth.' (Vedabase)

Text
5

Sûta said: "He, the great sage S'ukadeva
thus being questioned by King Parîkchit, fully satisfied replied,
speaking from his great expertise: 'Please listen to this.'

Sûta said: "He, the great sage S'ukadevathus
being
questioned by King Parîkchit, fully satisfied replied him from
his great expertise: 'Please listen to this'. (Vedabase)"

Text
6

S'rî
S'ukadeva said: 'During the time King Dhritarâshthra was raising
his dishonest sons, he who never walked the straight path had lost his
sight being the guardian of the sons of his younger brother [the
deceased Pându, see family tree].He let them enter the laquer house which
he next set on fire[see
Mahâbhârata I 139-148].

S'rî S'ukadevasaid: 'At the time when King
Dhritarâshthra was nourishing his dishonest sons he, never being
on the right path, had lost his sight with the sons of his younger
brother [the deceased Pându, see family tree] in being their
guardian. He made them enter the laquer house which he set on fire [see
Mah. I 139-148]. (Vedabase)

Text
7

When in the
assembly the wife of the saintly Kurus [Draupadî] was insulted by
his son [Duhs'âsana] who grabbed her by her hair, the king did
not forbid this, although his daughter-in-law shed tears that washed
the red dust of her breast [see Mahâbhârata II 58-73].

When in the assembly the wife of the saintly Kuru's
[Draupadî] was insulted by his son [Duhs'âsana] who grabbed
her by her hair, the king did not forbid this although his
daughter-in-law shed tears that washed the red dust of her breast [see
Mah. II 58-73]. (Vedabase)

Text
8

When by unfair
means he who was without an enemy [Yudhishthhira] was defeated in a
game of gambling and as someone faithful to the truth went to the
forest, he upon returning was never alotted the share that was promised by him who was overcome by illusion [Dhritarâshthra].

When by unfair means he who was without an enemy
[Yudhishthhira] was defeated in a game of gambling and as one loyal to
the truth went to the forest, he upon returning in due course never was
given his right share by him who was overcome by illusion
[Dhritharâshthra]. (Vedabase)

Text
9

Also Lord
Krishna, when He on the plea of Arjuna for their sake appeared
in
the
assembly
as
the
teacher
of
the
world,
was,
with
His
words
as
good
as
nectar, by the king not taken seriously among all the men of sense whose last bit of piety
was dwindling.

Also Lord Krishna, when He on the plea of Arjuna came
for
them into the assembly as the teacher of the world, was, with His words
as good as nectar, of all men of sense by the king not taken seriously
in the dwindling of the last of their piety. (Vedabase)

Text10

When Vidura by his elder brother [Dhritarâshthra] was called
to the palace, he had entered there for consultation and the advice that he then with his directions gave was exactly what the ministers of state
could appreciate:

When [formerly] called to the palace Vidura entered
there
for consultation upon the request of of course the elder brother
[Dhritarâshthra] and the advice that he then gave was exactly
suitable for what the ministers of state with his instructions knew to
appreciate: (Vedabase)

Text11

'Return now the
legitimate share to the one who has no enemy [Yudhishthhira] and who
was so patient with your unbearable offenses. You would better be afraid of him and his younger brothers, of whom
we know Bhîma to be as angry and wrathful as a snake.

'Return now the legitimate share to the one who has no
enemy
[Yudhishthhira] and who was so forbearing to your unbearable offenses.
Of him together with his younger brothers, among which Bhîma
wrathful like a snake of anger, you should verily be afraid. (Vedabase)

Text
12

The sons of
Prithâ are now adopted by the Supreme Lord of Liberation who at
present supported by the brahmins and the godly ones, resides with
His
family,
the
honorable
Yadu
dynasty,
that
together
with
Him
has
defeated
an
unlimited
amount
of
kings.

The sons of Prithâ have now been taken up by the
Supreme Lord of Liberation who with the brahmins and the godly is now
here along with His family, the worshipful Yadu dynasty, that conquered
with Him an unlimited amount of kings. (Vedabase)

Text
13

He [Duryodhana],
this bad guy you consider your son, stepped forward in your household
as an enemy of the Original Person. You thus having turned against
Krishna are therefore bereft of all goodness - that inauspiciousness
you must, for the sake of the family, give up as soon as possible.'

He [Duryodhana], this offense in person, envious of
the
Original One, has by his existence entered your household thinking he
is your son maintaining opposition to Krishna while being bereft of all
goodness - that inauspiciousness you must for the sake of the family
give up as soon as you can.'(Vedabase)

Text
14

After these words
of Vidura Duryodhana addressed him on the spot. Swollen with anger and
with trembling lips, he insulted the respectable one of good qualities
in the company of Karna, his younger brothers and S'akuni [a maternal
uncle] saying:

After Vidura spoke thus he was there addressed by
Duryodhana
who swollen with anger and with trembling lips insulted the respectable
one of good qualities in the company of Karna, his younger brothers and
S'akuni [a maternal uncle]: (Vedabase)

Text
15

'Who asked him to
be here, this bastard son of a maid-servant who grew up living on the
cost of those he betrays as an enemy spy? Throw him immediately out of
the palace to be left with his breath only!'

'Who asked him to be here, the crooked son of a
mistress,
who grew up living on the subsistence of those with whom he's taking
the position of an enemy spy? Throw him immediately out of the palace
to be left with his breath only!' (Vedabase)

Text
16

Vidura on his
turn immediately put his bow at the door and left the palace of his
brother, being hurt in the core of his heart by the violence aimed at
him. But despite these arrows so painful to the ear, he was
unperturbed and felt great.

Vidura himself consequently put his bow at the door
and left
the palace of his brother being afflicted in the core of his heart with
the external energy, but despite these severe arrows to the ear,
about which he didn't feel sorry, he felt great.(Vedabase)

Text
17

After having left the Kauravas he achieved upon his departure from Hastinâpura the
piety of the Supreme Lord the moment he sought the salvation of
pilgrimages. All he wanted was the highest grade of devotion as was
established by means of all those thousands of idols.

After
having quit the Kaurava's, going from Hastinâpura, he achieved
the piety of the Supreme Lord in taking shelter in pilgrimages,
desiring only the high grade of devotion as established by all those
thousands of idols. (Vedabase)

Text18

He
traveled to holy places of devotion where the air, the hills and the
orchards, waters, rivers and lakes are pure with temples decorated with
the appearances of the One Unlimited. Thus he proceeded alone through
the holy lands.

He
traveled to holy places of devotion where the air, the hills and the
orchards, waters, rivers and lakes are pure with temples decorated with
the forms of the Unlimited. Thus he proceeded alone through the holy
lands. (Vedabase)

Text19

Traversing the earth purely
and
independently, he was sanctified by the ground he slept upon and
without
his familiar clothes being dressed
like
a
mendicant
and
performing
according
to
the
vows
to
please
the
Lord, one
could not recognize him.

Traversing
the
earth
pure
and
independent,
he
was
sanctified
by
the
ground
he
slept
on
and
without
his familiar dress one could not recognize him
being dressed like a mendicant performing to the vows to please the
Lord. (Vedabase)

Text20

Traveling this way through
India only, he arrived at the holy land of
Prabhâsa, which at the time was under the reign of King
Yudhishthhira who by the mercy of the Invincible Lord ruled the world
under one military force and flag [see
1.13].

Traveling
this
way
through
India
only,
he
came
to
the
holy
land
of
Prabhâsa,
which
at
the
time was under the reign of King
Yudhishthhira who by the mercy of the Invincible Lord ruled the world
under one military flag [see C.1-13]. (Vedabase)

Text21

There he heard how all his
kinsmen had perished [at Kurukshetra] in a violent passion like a
bamboo
forest burning down because of ignition through its own friction.
Thereupon he, silent with his thoughts, went westward heading for the
river
Sarasvatî.

There he
heard how all his kinsmen had perished [at Kurukshetra] in violent
passion like a bamboo forest burnt of igniting through its own
friction, upon which he, silently thinking to himself, went westward
towards the river Sarasvati. (Vedabase)

Text22

On the bank of the river
he visited and duly worshiped the holy places called Trita, Us'anâ, Manu,
Prithu, Agni, Asita, Vâyu, Sudâsa, Go, Guha and
S'râddhadeva.

There at
the bank of the river he visited and duly worshiped the holy places
called Trita, Us'anâ, Manu, Prithu, Agni, Asita, Vâyu,
Sudâsa, Go, Guha and S'râddhadeva. (Vedabase)

Text23

Also other places had been
established there by the twice-born godly ones and the
devotees of the various forms
of Lord Vishnu, who, as the leading personality marked each and every
part of the
temples. Even at a distance they
reminded one of Lord
Krishna.

There
were also other places there established by the godly twice-born and
devotees of the various forms of Lord Vishnu, who as the chief marked
each and every part of the temples - which already seen from a distance
reminded one of Lord Krishna. (Vedabase)

Text24

From there passing
through the wealthy kingdoms of Surat, Sauvîra and
Kurujângala (west of India), he after some time
reaching the Yamunâ river, also happened to meet Uddhava, the
Supreme
Lord His greatest devotee [see Canto 11].

From
there passing through the wealthy kingdom of Surat, Sauvira and
Kurujângala (west of India), did he, as he after some time
reached the Yamunâ river, also happen to see Uddhava, the Supreme
Lord His greatest devotee [see Canto11]. (Vedabase)

Text25

He embraced the sober and
gentle constant companion of Vâsudeva who was formerly a student
of Brihaspati, the master of all ritual, and with great love and
affection he questioned him about the family of the Supreme Lord:

He
embraced the sober and gentle constant companion of Vâsudeva who
was formerly a student of Brihaspati, the master of all ritual, and
with great love and feeling he questioned him about the family of the
Supreme Lord: (Vedabase)

Text26

'Are the original
personalities of Godhead [Krishna and Balarâma], who, on the
request of the Creator who was born from the lotus, descended in the
world for the elevation and well-being of everyone, all well in the
house of S'ûrasena [the father of Queen Kuntî, aunt
Prithâ]?

'Are the
original personalities of Godhead [Krishna & Balarâma], who,
on the request of the Creator who was born from the lotus, descended in
the world for the elevation and well-being of every one, all well in
the house of S'ûrasena [the father of Queen Kunti, aunt
Prithâ ]? (Vedabase)

Text27

And, oh Uddhava, is our
greatest Kuru and
brother-in-law, Vasudeva [the father of Lord Krishna] happy who is
truly like a father to his sisters and so generous in providing to the pleasure of his
wives everything they desire?

And, o
Uddhava, is our greatest Kuru and brother-in -law, Vasudeva [father of
Lord Krishna], who is truly like a father to his sisters and so
generous in providing his wives to their pleasure with everything they
desire, happy? (Vedabase)

Text28

Please Uddhava, tell me
whether the military
commander-in-chief of the Yadus, Pradyumna, is all happy. He was in his
previous life the god of love and is now the great hero
whowas born from Rukminî as the prince of the Supreme Lord after she had pleased the brahmins.

Please,
tell me whether the military commander-in-chief of the Yadus,
Pradyumna, is all happy, o Uddhava - he was in his previous life the
God of Love and is now the great hero whom Rukminî bore as prince
from the Supreme Lord after pleasing the brahmins. (Vedabase)

Text 29

And is
Ugrasena the king of the Sâtvatas, Vrishnis,
Dâs'ârhas and Bhojas doing well? He
is the one
to whom Lord Krishna restored the hope of the throne after he had to
give it up being put aside [under the rule of uncle Kamsa].

And is
Ugrasena all well, the king of the Sâtvatas of the Vrishni family
from the Dâs'ârha race in the Bhoja-dynasty? He is the one
to whom Lord Krishna restored the hope of the throne after he had to
give it up being put at a distance [because of Uncle Kamsa's reign]. (Vedabase)

Text30

Oh grave one, is the son of
the
Lord,
Sâmba, faring well, he, the foremost and best behaved among the
warriors, who is so much alike Him and to whom Jâmbavatî
[another wife of
Krishna] who is so rich in her vows gave birth after his previous life
as
the godly Kârttikeya who was born unto the wife of S'iva?

O grave
one, is the similar son of the Lord faring well that is the foremost
and best behaved among the warriors, Sâmba, whom
Jâmbavatî [another wife of Krishna] so rich in her vows
gave birth to after his previous life as the godly Kârttikeya who
was born unto the wife of S'iva? (Vedabase)

Text31

And how is Yuyudhâna
[Sâtyaki] faring, he who learned from Arjuna and fulfilled his
purpose as someone
understanding the intricacies of military art and on top of that in
being of
service attained the destination of the Transcendence that even for
the greatest renouncers is so difficult to achieve?

And how
is Yuyudhâna [Sâtyaki], he who learned from Arjuna and
achieved as one understanding the intricacies of the military art and
as well surely of service attained to the destination of the
Transcendental that even by the great renouncers is so difficult to
achieve? (Vedabase)

Text32

And the scholarly impeccable
son of S'vaphalka, Akrûra, how is
he? He is the one who in his surrender on the path of Krishna's lotus
feet
lost his balance and fell down in
the dust showing symptoms of transcendental love.

And the
well learned faultless son of S'vaphalka, Akrûra, how is he - he
is the one who in his surrender on the path of Krishna's lotus feet
fell in the dust showing symptoms of transcendental love having lost
his equilibrium. (Vedabase)

Text33

Is everything
well with the daughter of King Devaka-Bhoja? The way the purpose of
sacrifice originated from the
Vedas and the mother of
the demigods [Aditi] gave birth to the godhead, she [Devakî] gave birth to Lord Vishnu.

Is
everything well with the daughter of King Devaka-Bhoja; the way from
the Veda's came about the purpose of sacrifice did she [Devakî],
just like the mother of the demi-gods [Aditi] who gave birth to the
Godhead, give birth to Vishnu. (Vedabase)

Text34

And is also
He, the Personality of Godhead Aniruddha
all happy, He who as the
source for the fulfillment of the desires of the
devotees traditionally is considered the birth channel for the
Rig-Veda, the creator
of the mind and the transcendental fourth plenary expansion of the
Reality
Principle [of Vishnu-tattva]?

And is
also He, the Personality of Godhead all happy who of you all is the one
devotee that is the source of all desires, Aniruddha, who from a long
time past is accepted as the birth channel of the Rig-Veda, the creator
of mind and the transcendental fourth plenary expansion of the Reality
Principle [Vishnu-tattva]? (Vedabase)

Text35

And others like Hridîka,
Cârudeshna,
Gada and the son of Satyabhâmâ, who accept the divinity of their own self
as
being the soul, oh humble one, and who follow with an absolute faith,
are they also faring well in passing their
time?

And o
sober one, are others like Hridîka, Cârudeshna, Gada and
the son of Satyabhâmâ, who accept the Divine of their own
self as the soul in following with absolute faith, also all well
passing their time?
(Vedabase)

Text36

Does Yudhishthhira, ruling
with the principles of
humanity, maintain the respect of religion under the protection of the
arms of Arjuna and the Infallible One? It was he who with the opulence
of his royal
entourage and the service of Arjuna, raised the envy of Duryodhana.

Does
Yudhishthhira, heartening the principles of humanity, maintain the
respect of religion under the protection of the armsvied Duryodana? (Vedabase)

Text37

And did the unconquerable
Bhîma, who is like a cobra, vent his long-cherished fury upon
the sinners? The way he
with the wonderful play of his club operated on
the battlefield, he could not be defeated.

And did
the unconquerable Bhîma, who is like a cobra, release his
long-cherished anger upon the sinners? The battlefield could not bear
his stepping up on the path of the wonderful play of his club. (Vedabase)

Text38

Is Arjuna doing well, he the
famous one among the chariot fighters who with his bow the
Gândîva vanquished so many
enemies? He once satisfied Lord S'iva covering him
with arrows when he presented himself unrecognizable as a
false
hunter.

Arjuna,
the famous one among the chariot warriors with his bow the
Gândîva who vanquished so many enemies, is he doing well?
Once he satisfied Lord S'ivacovering him with arrows when
S'ivaunrecognizable presented himself as a false hunter. (Vedabase)

Text39

And are the twin sons of
Prithâ [Nakula and Sahadeva] carefree? They were by their
brothers protected as eyelids covering eyes when they reclaimed their property in the fight with
the enemy like
Garuda [the carrier of Vishnu] did [with the nectar] from the mouth of
Indra.

And do
the twin sons of Prithâ [Nakula and Sahadeva] play carelessly who
protected as they are by their brothers as the eyelids do the eyes in
their snatching back their own property in the fight with the enemy
like Garuda [the carrier of Vishnu] did [with the nectar] from the
mouth of Indra? (Vedabase)

Text40

Oh dear one, is Prithâ
still alive? She dedicated her life to the care for the fatherless
children when she had to live without King Pându who alone as a
commanding
warrior could master the four directions with a second bow only.

O dear
one, is Prithâ still alive; she dedicated her life to the care
for the fatherless children, living without King Pându, who alone
as a commanding warrior could conquer the four directions with a second
bow only. (Vedabase)

Text41

Oh gentle one, I just pity him
[Dhritarâshthra] who falling down when his brother
[Pându] died, turned against me and drove me, his well-wisher,
out of my
own city adopting the same line of action as his sons.

O gentle
one, I am just lamenting him [Dhritarâshthra] who gliding down on
his brothers [Pându's] death revolted and drove me, his
well-wisher, out of my own house in adopting the same line of action as
his sons. (Vedabase)

Text42

Therefore
I
travel by the grace of
His feet incognito through this
world of
the Lord which is so bewildering for others to manage. I never missed
to see His feet being doubtless in this matter.

Therefore
I
travel
without
being
recognized
by
the
eyes
of
the
common
man
through
this
world
of
the Lord, which is so bewildering for others to manage,
to the grace of His feet, which I never missed to see being doubtless
in this matter. (Vedabase)

Text43

As for the kings who went
astray because of the three kinds of false pride [about wealth,
education and followers] and who constantly agitated mother earth with
the movements of their troops, He, being the Supreme Lord willing to
relieve the distress of the surrendered souls, of course waited to kill the Kurus despite their offenses.

Of
course, to the kings going astray out of the three kinds of false pride
[from the hindrances of the self, others and the wordly influence] who
constantly agitated the earth through the movement of their troops, He,
being the Supreme Lord of the Kuru's and willing to relieve the
distress of the surrendered, waited to kill them despite their
offenses. (Vedabase)

Text44

The appearance of the Unborn
One, He without any obligation in the world, is there to put an
end to the upstarts so that each may understand. What other purpose
would He serve in taking up a body and all kinds of karma?

As the
appearance of the unborn He operates for the annihilation of the
upstarts without another motive than to make all understand; who
otherwise than Him is the deserve of the body united in transcendence
to the three modes or what to say of [the command of] the law of karma.
(Vedabase)

Text45

Oh my friend,
sing the glories and discuss the topics of the Lord of all sacred
places who from His unborn position took birth in the family of the
Yadus for the sake of all rulers of the universe who surrendered to Him
and [the devotional culture of ] His self-control.'

O my
friend, sing the glories of the Lord of all the sacred places who for
the interest of the unborn was born in the family of the Yadus and to
whom all rulers of the universe surrendered in the control of His own
Self. (Vedabase)